GRE Word List
STAMP
to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
The meaning of the word stamp is to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| erratic | having no fixed course : wandering |
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| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
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| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |